Citroen DS4 RHD 2013.5 1.G Owner's Guide

19Familiarisation
For your comfort, the front armrest can be
adjusted for longitudinal position and for height,
depending on version.


Front armrest


14 9, 15 0

It also has a storage compartment.
Sitting comfortably

Sitting comfortably


Door mirrors


Adjustment



A.
Selection of the mirror to be adjusted.

B.
Adjustment of the position of the mirror in
the four directions.

C.
De-selection of the mirror.

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Other functions available...

Folding / Unfolding.
Automatic tilting of the mirror in reverse
gear for parking.
Blind spot sensors.



Rear view mirror


Manual day/night model



1.
Selection of the "day" position of the mirror.

2.
Adjustment of the mirror.



Automatic day/night model


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A.
Brightness detection in automatic day/night
mode.

B.
Adjustment of the mirror.


1.
Fastening the buckle.

2.
Height adjustment.


Front seat belts


181

21Familiarisation
Seeing clearly


Lighting


Ring A

Ring B


Direction indicators


124


Raise or lower the lighting stalk, passing the
point of resistance; the corresponding direction
indicators will flash for as long as the stalk
remains in this position.

176





Stalk A: windscreen wipers

Switching "AUTO" on / off




Press the stalk downwards and release.


Ring B: rear wiper


13 4



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Lighting off.
Automatic illumination of headlamps.
Sidelamps.
Dipped / main beam headlamps.
Front and rear foglamps.
Park.
Intermittent wipe.
Wash-wipe.


Three fl ashes

Press the lighting stalk up or down once,
without passing the point of resistance; the
corresponding direction indicators will flash
three times.
This function can be used at any speed, but it
is particularly useful when changing lane on
high-speed roads.

Wipers


133

Digital air conditioning:
we recommend use of one of the three fully automatic modes by pressing the "AUTO "
button.


Recommended interior settings



I require...



Manual Air Conditioning




Air distribution



Air flow



Air recirculation /

Intake of outside air



Te m p e r a t u r e



Manual A/C




HOT







COLD






DEMISTING

DEFROSTING




Vent ilat i on

23Familiarisation
Monitoring



A.
With the ignition on, the bars indicate the
level of fuel remaining.

B.
With the engine running, its associated low
level warning lamp should go off.

C.
With the ignition on, the oil level indicator
should show for a few seconds that the
level is OK or correct, depending on
version.
If the levels are not correct, top up the levels
which are low.

Gauges


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1.
With the ignition on, the orange and red
warning lamps come on.

2.
With the engine running, these warning
lamps should go off.
If warning lamps remain on, refer to the page
concerned.

Warning lamps


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A.
Make an emergency call.


Central switch panels

17 7, 2 9 9


B.
Access to CITROËN ser vices.
17 7, 2 9 9



C
. Hazard warning.
176


D
. Central locking.
108


E . Black panel (black screen).
60

Monitoring

Illumination of the warning lamp indicates the
state of the system.

Side switch panel

180


B.
Deactivate the parking sensors.
230

C.
Deactivate the Stop & Start system.
217


D.
Activate blind spot monitoring.
219

E.
Activate the electric child lock.
173


F.
Deactivate the volumetric alarm protection.
111




A.
Deactivate the ESP/ASR system.

25Familiarisation

Cruise control / speed limiter
controls

Steering wheel with
integrated controls
60



Optional functions controls


223, 225


59

2.
Dashboard lighting dimmer.
304, 357




Audio system controls


304, 357





Bluetooth system or telephone
controls


1.
Black panel (black screen).
40
or
Control of the type 2 instrument panel
central screen.
138

3.
Courtesy lamp on / off.
227


or
Parking space sensors.

Monitoring

Passenger safety



1.
Open the glove box.

2.
Insert the key.

3.
Select the position:

"OFF"
(deactivation), with "rear facing" child seat, "ON"
(activation), with front passenger or
"for wards facing" child seat.

4.
Remove the key keeping the switch in the
new position.


Passenger's front airbag


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A.
Front left seat belt not fastened /
unfastened warning lamp.

B.
Front right seat belt not fastened /
unfastened warning lamp.

C.
Rear right seat belt unfastened warning
lamp.

D.
Rear centre seat belt unfastened warning
lamp.

E.
Rear left seat belt unfastened warning
lamp.

F.
Passenger's front airbag deactivated
warning lamp.

G.
Passenger's front airbag activated warning
lamp.


Seat belts and passenger's
front airbag

181, 187

27Familiarisation

105



1.
Stop
position.

2.
Ignition on
position.

3.
Starting
position.


Ignition switch

When switching the ignition on and off, the
speedometer needle, and the rev counter and
fuel gauge bars go to the extent of their travel
and then return to 0.
Starting

Your vehicle is fitted with a system which
holds your vehicle stationary momentarily,
the time to move your foot from the brake to
the accelerator, to help with moving off on a
gradient.
This function is only active when:


- the vehicle is completely stationary with
your foot on the brake pedal,

- certain conditions of gradient are met,

- the driver's door is closed.

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Do not get out of the vehicle during
the hill start assist temporary holding
phase.

Hill start assist

Driving safely


Manual application / release


Manual application
of the parking brake is
possible by pulling
the control lever A
.
With the ignition on, manual release
of the
parking brake is possible by pressing the
brake pedal
and pulling then releasing
the
control lever A
.


Electric parking brake


Automatic application / release

Press the accelerator pedal and let the clutch
pedal up (manual gearbox), the parking brake
is released automatically and progressively as
you move off.
With the vehicle at rest, on switching off
the engine the parking brake is applied
automatically.
If this warning lamp is on in the instrument
panel, the automatic application /
release
is deactivated
; apply and release
the parking brake manually.

Before leaving the
vehicle, check that the
brake warning lamp in the
instrument panel and the P
warning lamp in the
control lever A
are on fixed (not flashing)
.

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With the engine running, on opening
the driver's door there is an audible
warning; apply the parking brake
manually.
Do not leave a child alone inside the
vehicle with the ignition on; they might
release the parking brake. If you are towing a trailer or caravan or
if the slope might vary (transport on a
ferry, lorry, towing...) make a maximum
manual application with a long pull on
the control lever A
to immobilise the
vehicle.